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APUSH Period 6 Multiple Choice

Question 1 of 30

1

Lived in settlement houses in Chicago and New York and championed child labor reform:

Select one of the following:

  • Ida Tarbell

  • Florence Kelley

Explanation

Question 2 of 30

1

A fearless African American anti-lynching advocate, suffragist, and women's rights activist:

Select one of the following:

  • Elizabeth Cady Stanton

  • Ida Wells-Barnett

Explanation

Question 3 of 30

1

Which represented a strong challenge to the 19th-century corporate ethic?

Select one of the following:

  • The Gospel of Wealth

  • The Social Gospel

Explanation

Question 4 of 30

1

Many 19th-century industrialists chose to blunt criticism regarding their wealth by:

Select one of the following:

  • Significantly increasing workers' wages

  • Pursuing philanthropy

Explanation

Question 5 of 30

1

The classic 19th-century essay "The Gospel of Wealth" was authored by:

Select one of the following:

  • Andrew Carnegie

  • J.P. Morgan

Explanation

Question 6 of 30

1

Which ideology resulted from antipathy toward foreign-born and new migrants?

Select one of the following:

  • Racism

  • Nativism

Explanation

Question 7 of 30

1

The Plessy v. Ferguson ruling upheld:

Select one of the following:

  • Racial segregation

  • Granger laws

Explanation

Question 8 of 30

1

Which represented a direct challenge to the practices typical of the Gilded Age?

Select one of the following:

  • Socialism

  • Social Darwinism

Explanation

Question 9 of 30

1

The most resented form of 19th-century government corruption was in:

Select one of the following:

  • Indian affairs

  • Big business

Explanation

Question 10 of 30

1

Which was LEAST controversial during the Gilded Age?

Select one of the following:

  • Corporate expansion

  • Western expansion

Explanation

Question 11 of 30

1

During the late 19th-century, the primary conflict among white settlers, Indians, and Mexican Americans was primarily due to:

Select one of the following:

  • Racism and ethnic conflict

  • Competition for land

Explanation

Question 12 of 30

1

Which 19th-century government action aimed to break up Indian lands and force assimilation in order to end tribal identities?

Select one of the following:

  • The Dawes Severalty Act

  • The Homestead Act

Explanation

Question 13 of 30

1

The violent conflict during the second half of the 19th-century between the United States and American Indians was most influenced by the:

Select one of the following:

  • Destruction of habitat and natural resources

  • Failure of the United States to adhere to previously signed treaties

Explanation

Question 14 of 30

1

Which BEST exemplified a government subsidy to promote western migration?

Select one of the following:

  • Homestead Act

  • Morrill Land Grant

Explanation

Question 15 of 30

1

The completion of the transcontinental railroads through the American West contributed most to the:

Select one of the following:

  • Migration of settlers to the West

  • Demilitarization of the West

Explanation

Question 16 of 30

1

The majority of late 19th-century women's clubs and self-help groups demanding social and political reform tended to be:

Select one of the following:

  • Middle class

  • The working class

Explanation

Question 17 of 30

1

Jane Addams was instrumental in improving the conditions of immigrants and advancing urban reform primarily through the use of:

Select one of the following:

  • Child labor laws

  • Settlement homes

Explanation

Question 18 of 30

1

Which African American leader championed vocational training for blacks, raised funds from white philanthropists, and sought new career opportunities for blacks to improve their status in the late 19th century?

Select one of the following:

  • W.E.B. Dubois

  • Booker T. Washington

Explanation

Question 19 of 30

1

The internal migrations of African Americans in the United States from 1865 to 1900:

Select one of the following:

  • Led to mass demographic shifts to urban areas by the end of World War 1

  • Was severely limited due to the stranglehold of the tenant farming

Explanation

Question 20 of 30

1

From 1870 to 1890, new migration from Asia and Southern and Eastern Europe led to:

Select one of the following:

  • Segregated ethnic communities and distinct migrant enclaves in cities

  • Proactive reforms from state and federal governments

Explanation

Question 21 of 30

1

Which was NOT part of the Populist platform?

Select one of the following:

  • The preservation of wilderness areas

  • Railroad regulation

Explanation

Question 22 of 30

1

The Granger movement was most dedicated to:

Select one of the following:

  • Challenging railroad monopolies

  • Advancing nativist polices in government

Explanation

Question 23 of 30

1

The Sierra Club:

Select one of the following:

  • Supported using irrigation to develop the west

  • Challenged corporate control of natural resources

Explanation

Question 24 of 30

1

Which illustrated the limitations of the "New South" economic revitalization plan?

Select one of the following:

  • Sharecropping

  • Textile mills

Explanation

Question 25 of 30

1

Which late 19th-century labor union emphasizes "bread and butter" unionism?

Select one of the following:

  • The Knights of Labor

  • The American Federation of Labor

Explanation

Question 26 of 30

1

During the late 19th-century, the American industrial workforce:

Select one of the following:

  • Enjoyed higher wages

  • Expanded through migration across national borders and internal migration

Explanation

Question 27 of 30

1

As 19th-century American cities grew in both size and number, the greatest attention to the stark contrast between urban wealth and working-class poverty resulted from:

Select one of the following:

  • Intellectuals professing Social Darwinism

  • Journalists and the print; media

Explanation

Question 28 of 30

1

Who pioneered the use of holding companies to control markets?

Select one of the following:

  • Andrew Carnegie

  • John Rockefeller

Explanation

Question 29 of 30

1

Which was LEAST associated with the "Gilded Ages"?

Select one of the following:

  • Conservation of natural resources

  • Consumption of goods

Explanation

Question 30 of 30

1

Who championed the growth of the U.S Navy to gain greater control of foreign markets and natural resources in the late 19th-century?

Select one of the following:

  • Alfred Mahan

  • William Graham Sumner

Explanation